REACH Phase-In Registration Is Over. Now What?
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
After 10 years and nearly 90,000 registrations, the phase-in period for existing chemicals under the EU’s REACH regulation is finished. New chemicals must continue to be registered, and substance dossiers have to kept up to date through ongoing cooperation between registrants, ECHA reminds industry.
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